Send Me Your Demos
by Sceptus · in Marble Blast · 01/07/2006 (12:48 pm) · 12 replies
Spurred by some recent requests and exchanges of lightning-fast demos, I am calling out for people to send me demos of exceptionally fast performances of MBG levels - especially if they are the forum record-holder in that level.
Obviously, the demo doesn't have to be your absolute best time, but demonstrations of your skill and your path (since generally some special path is needed) are sufficient.
Eventually, it would seem like a good idea to put up all these demos on a website, if I do manage to get enough good ones.
My email is sceptusmagnum@hotmail.com
Note that I use Windows, so if you use a Mac feel free to give me the demo, but I can't watch it :(
Obviously, the demo doesn't have to be your absolute best time, but demonstrations of your skill and your path (since generally some special path is needed) are sufficient.
Eventually, it would seem like a good idea to put up all these demos on a website, if I do manage to get enough good ones.
My email is sceptusmagnum@hotmail.com
Note that I use Windows, so if you use a Mac feel free to give me the demo, but I can't watch it :(
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#2
01/07/2006 (2:42 pm)
What sort of problems? And are these problems consistent?...that is, does a Windows demo never work on a Mac?
#3
01/07/2006 (3:50 pm)
Actually now that I think about it, demos don't work on different platforms at all for some reason.
#4
01/07/2006 (7:30 pm)
Well, it makes sense that they wouldn't. Thanks for giving me the heads up. 
#5
Along these lines, does anyone know what torque (MarbleBlast) uses to play these demos? Is it just the game engine itself, or some part of the player's (user's) operating system? For instance, I use a mac, so does MarbleBlast use some of the components of QuickTime to play the demo.
Just curious! ::)
~~~~~solo~~~~~
01/07/2006 (10:59 pm)
To bad there isn't an app to convert these formats. For example, I'd like to see the movies converted to QuickTime(AVI or MPEG4) or WindowMediaPlayer( WMP). I think there is an utility to copy movies can Snap Pro or something like that. If anyone figures it out, let us know. Along these lines, does anyone know what torque (MarbleBlast) uses to play these demos? Is it just the game engine itself, or some part of the player's (user's) operating system? For instance, I use a mac, so does MarbleBlast use some of the components of QuickTime to play the demo.
Just curious! ::)
~~~~~solo~~~~~
#6
01/08/2006 (3:58 pm)
Demos get played back in Torque. Basically what it does is record events in the game, then just play back those events. In certain cases you can get funny stuff happening like you won't bounce exactly right sometimes in demo play back and different things happen.
#7
solo.
01/09/2006 (12:25 am)
Thanks Pat. I find the technology behind game engines interesting, but don't have much time to investigate details.solo.
#8
01/18/2006 (6:57 am)
How do I make a demo?
#10
01/20/2006 (12:58 pm)
Where are the demos saved?
#12
01/23/2006 (1:03 pm)
Ok.__ 
Torque Owner Bob